2.5. Advanced installation using Conda
2.5.1. QGIS download and installation with the dependencies
The Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin requires Remotior Sensus, GDAL, NumPy and SciPy for most functionalities.
QGIS and the dependencies can be installed using a Conda environment (if you don’t know Conda please read https://conda-forge.org/docs). For instance, you can use Miniforge to create a Conda environment.
Once installed conda, open the terminal and run the following commands to create a new environment:
$ conda create -c conda-forge --name environment python=3.10
Proceed ([y]/n)? y
$ conda activate environment
Now install QGIS and the dependencies (it could take some time):
$ conda install -c conda-forge qgis gdal remotior-sensus scikit-learn pytorch
Now, QGIS is installed. To launch it run in the terminal:
$ qgis
2.5.2. Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin installation
Run QGIS;
From the main menu, select
Plugins
>Manage and Install Plugins
;
From the menu
All
, select the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin and click the buttonInstall plugin
;
The SCP should be automatically activated; however, be sure that the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin is checked in the menu
Installed
(the restart of QGIS could be necessary to complete the SCP installation);
2.5.3. Configuration of the plugin
Now, the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin is installed and a dock and a toolbar should be added to QGIS. Also, a SCP menu is available in the Menu Bar of QGIS. It is possible to move the toolbar and the dock according to your needs, as in the following image.
The configuration of available RAM is recommended in order to reduce
the processing time.
From the SCP menu select Settings > Processing
.
In the Налаштування, set the Available RAM (MB)
to a value that
should be half of the system RAM.
For instance, if your system has 2GB of RAM, set the value to 1024MB.
2.5.4. Update of required dependencies
The dependency Remotior Sensus is frequently updated. The Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin can check automatically if a new version is available, and display a message in the SCP dock.
It is recommended to close QGIS and update Remotior Sensus using activating the conda environment and running the command:
$ conda update -c conda-forge remotior-sensus